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The macOS system must enforce enrollment in mobile device management.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Users must enroll their Mac in a Mobile Device Management (MDM) software. User Approved MDM (UAMDM) enrollment or enrollment via Apple Business Manager (ABM)/Apple School Manager (ASM) is required to manage certain security settings. Currently these include: * Allowed Kernel Extensions * Allowed Approved System Extensions * Privacy Preferences Policy Control Payload * ExtensibleSingleSignOn * FDEFileVault In macOS 11, UAMDM grants Supervised status on a Mac, unlocking the following MDM features, which were previously locked behind ABM: * Activation Lock Bypass * Access to Bootstrap Tokens * Scheduling Software Updates * Query list and delete local users

ID
SV-259574r991589_rule
Version
APPL-14-005110
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the macOS system by ensuring that system is enrolled via UAMDM.